diff --git a/desktop/src/components/chat/StreamingIndicator.tsx b/desktop/src/components/chat/StreamingIndicator.tsx
index 0f40d0db..1cb38f47 100644
--- a/desktop/src/components/chat/StreamingIndicator.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/components/chat/StreamingIndicator.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { useChatStore } from '../../stores/chatStore'
 import { useTabStore } from '../../stores/tabStore'
-import { useTranslation } from '../../i18n'
-import type { TranslationKey } from '../../i18n/locales/en'
 
 function formatElapsed(seconds: number): string {
   if (seconds < 60) return `${seconds}s`
@@ -17,16 +15,11 @@ export function StreamingIndicator() {
   const statusVerb = sessionState?.statusVerb ?? ''
   const elapsedSeconds = sessionState?.elapsedSeconds ?? 0
   const tokenUsage = sessionState?.tokenUsage ?? { input_tokens: 0, output_tokens: 0 }
-  const t = useTranslation()
-
-  // Translate known server-sent verbs (e.g. "Thinking", "Task started")
   let verb: string
   if (statusVerb) {
-    const serverKey = `serverVerb.${statusVerb}` as TranslationKey
-    const translated = t(serverKey)
-    verb = translated !== serverKey ? translated : statusVerb
+    verb = statusVerb
   } else {
-    verb = chatState === 'thinking' ? t('streaming.thinking') : chatState === 'tool_executing' ? t('streaming.running') : t('streaming.working')
+    verb = chatState === 'thinking' ? 'Thinking' : chatState === 'tool_executing' ? 'Running' : 'Working'
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/desktop/src/config/spinnerVerbs.ts b/desktop/src/config/spinnerVerbs.ts
index 7c38f881..a6a35e50 100644
--- a/desktop/src/config/spinnerVerbs.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/config/spinnerVerbs.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import { useSettingsStore } from '../stores/settingsStore'
-
-const SPINNER_VERBS_EN = [
+const SPINNER_VERBS = [
   'Accomplishing',
   'Actioning',
   'Actualizing',
@@ -190,198 +188,6 @@ const SPINNER_VERBS_EN = [
   'Zigzagging',
 ]
 
-const SPINNER_VERBS_ZH = [
-  '成就中',
-  '行动中',
-  '实现中',
-  '架构中',
-  '烘焙中',
-  '发射中',
-  '嘟嘟叫',
-  '困惑中',
-  '翻腾中',
-  '焯水中',
-  '吹牛中',
-  '扭扭舞',
-  '磨蹭中',
-  '嘟嘟响',
-  '启动中',
-  '酿造中',
-  '揉面中',
-  '钻洞中',
-  '计算中',
-  '亲昵中',
-  '焦糖化',
-  '奔涌中',
-  '弹射中',
-  '冥想中',
-  '引导中',
-  '疏导中',
-  '编舞中',
-  '搅拌中',
-  'Claude中',
-  '凝聚中',
-  '沉思中',
-  '修复中',
-  '谱曲中',
-  '运算中',
-  '调配中',
-  '考虑中',
-  '深思中',
-  '烹饪中',
-  '打造中',
-  '创造中',
-  '咔嚓中',
-  '结晶中',
-  '培育中',
-  '破译中',
-  '斟酌中',
-  '决定中',
-  '磨叽中',
-  '搅乱中',
-  '干活中',
-  '涂鸦中',
-  '细雨中',
-  '退潮中',
-  '生效中',
-  '阐明中',
-  '修饰中',
-  '施魔法',
-  '畅想中',
-  '蒸发中',
-  '发酵中',
-  '小打闹',
-  '周旋中',
-  '烤炙中',
-  '叨叨中',
-  '流淌中',
-  '迷惑中',
-  '扑腾中',
-  '锻造中',
-  '成形中',
-  '嬉闹中',
-  '裱花中',
-  '闲逛中',
-  '驰骋中',
-  '点缀中',
-  '生成中',
-  '比划中',
-  '萌芽中',
-  'Git中',
-  '摇摆中',
-  '狂风中',
-  '和谐中',
-  '哈希中',
-  '孵化中',
-  '放牧中',
-  '鸣笛中',
-  '欢呼中',
-  '超空间',
-  '构思中',
-  '想象中',
-  '即兴中',
-  '孵育中',
-  '推断中',
-  '浸泡中',
-  '电离中',
-  '跳舞中',
-  '切丝中',
-  '揉面中',
-  '发酵中',
-  '悬浮中',
-  '闲晃中',
-  '显化中',
-  '腌制中',
-  '漫步中',
-  '蜕变中',
-  '雾化中',
-  '太空步',
-  '溜达中',
-  '琢磨中',
-  '集结中',
-  '遐想中',
-  '雾化中',
-  '筑巢中',
-  '读报中',
-  '瞎琢磨',
-  '聚合中',
-  '环绕中',
-  '指挥中',
-  '渗透中',
-  '漫游中',
-  '渗滤中',
-  '细读中',
-  '哲思中',
-  '光合中',
-  '授粉中',
-  '思索中',
-  '高谈中',
-  '扑腾中',
-  '沉淀中',
-  '变戏法',
-  '处理中',
-  '校对中',
-  '传播中',
-  '捣鼓中',
-  '费解中',
-  '量子化',
-  '眼花缭乱',
-  '闪闪发光',
-  '重组中',
-  '编织中',
-  '栖息中',
-  '反刍中',
-  '煎炒中',
-  '蹦跶中',
-  '拖拽中',
-  '奔忙中',
-  '调味中',
-  '恶作剧',
-  '摇曳中',
-  '炖煮中',
-  '溜走中',
-  '素描中',
-  '滑行中',
-  '揉搓中',
-  '跳摇滚',
-  '探洞中',
-  '旋转中',
-  '萌发中',
-  '炖汤中',
-  '升华中',
-  '漩涡中',
-  '俯冲中',
-  '共生中',
-  '合成中',
-  '回火中',
-  '思考中',
-  '雷鸣中',
-  '修补中',
-  '胡闹中',
-  '颠倒中',
-  '变形中',
-  '嬗变中',
-  '扭转中',
-  '波动中',
-  '展开中',
-  '解开中',
-  '感应中',
-  '摇摆中',
-  '游荡中',
-  '扭曲中',
-  '不知所云',
-  '漩涡中',
-  '嗡嗡响',
-  '搅打中',
-  '摇晃中',
-  '工作中',
-  '搏斗中',
-  '调味中',
-  '曲折中',
-]
-
 export function randomSpinnerVerb(): string {
-  const locale = useSettingsStore.getState().locale
-  const list = locale === 'zh' ? SPINNER_VERBS_ZH : SPINNER_VERBS_EN
-  return list[Math.floor(Math.random() * list.length)] ?? '思考中'
+  return SPINNER_VERBS[Math.floor(Math.random() * SPINNER_VERBS.length)] ?? 'Thinking'
 }